LIVE: Punjab Congress delegation to meet Sonia Gandhi seeking CM Amarinder Singh's resignation

With Tuesday's evacuation, the number of people brought back to Delhi reached over 800 since August 16 when the first group was airlifted from Kabul.

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New Delhi: A 5.1 magnitude undersea earthquake over 300 km from here in the Bay of Bengal was reported on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology said. The quake, reported at 12.35 pm, was at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal and was about 296 km south-south east of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh and 320 km east north east of Chennai, it said.

According to latest reports, by the Union as per Health Ministry, India reported 25,467 new COVID-19 cases, 39,486 recoveries and 354 deaths in the last 24 hrs.

A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued over 200 people after they got trapped in the Tamas area near Raini village in Chamoli district due to a landslide on Monday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand for five days from August 24 to August 28, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.

In another update, the government advisory committee National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NTAGI) has said that children above the age of 12 with comorbidities will be given priority for vaccination.

Two terrorists of The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were eliminated by Jammu and Kashmir police in an encounter in Srinagar.

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24 August 2021

22:05 IST

Aam Aadmi Party to stage protests across Uttar Pradesh tomorrow over alleged corruption in Jal Jeevan Mission under BJP govt in state: AAP office-bearers

22:04 IST

Rajasthan High Court grants bail to former state minister Mahipal Maderna, five others in Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case.

22:04 IST

Union minister Narayan Rane produced before magistrate's court at Mahad after his arrest over remark against Maharashtra Chief Minister

22:00 IST

Passengers arriving from the UK, Europe and the Middle East are exempted from mandatory RT-PCR testing on arrival at Karnataka airports: State government

The passengers arriving from the UK, Europe and the Middle East can provide the samples and leave the airport for further compliance as per Standard Operating Procedures: Karnataka government

21:59 IST

Mumbai Police have registered two separate FIRs against Shiv Sena and BJP workers under relevant sections of IPC and the Epidemic Diseases Act, in connection with the protests outside Union Minister and BJP leader Rane's residence at Juhu.

21:58 IST

Karnataka: Blood samples of two actresses, arrested in connection with a drug case, test positive for the presence of drugs, says State Home Min Araga Jnanendra. "The actresses were interrogated by Karnataka police. The samples will be produced before the court," he says.

21:58 IST

Himachal Pradesh reports 281 new COVID-19 cases, 253 recoveries, and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours.

21:57 IST

Female Afghan govt workers asked to stay home until security allows-Taliban: AFP

21:57 IST

CBI sets up four Special Investigation Units (SIU) comprising CBI officers from various zones to investigate cases as per directions of Calcutta High Court which ordered CBI probe into cases of rape and murder reported during post-poll violence in West Bengal.

17:24 IST

A delegation of five Punjab Congress leaders will meet the party’s interim chief Sonia Gandhi seeking the resignation of CM Amarinder Singh.

17:04 IST

CIA Dir. Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul on Monday with Taliban’s de facto leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the Taliban and the Biden administration since the Taliban seized Kabul, according to US officials: The Washington Post

17:03 IST

The arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane by the Maharashtra Government is a violation of constitutional values. We will neither be scared nor suppressed by such action: BJP National President JP Nadda

15:31 IST

Breaking: Narayan Rane detained over 'slap Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray' remark

15:23 IST

Bengaluru police, probing alleged drug abuse in Kannada film industry, says forensic report has confirmed that some of those arrested in connection with the case last year were consuming drugs.

15:22 IST

President Ram Nath Kovind to travel by train from Lucknow to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on August 29 

President Ram Nath Kovind to travel by train from Lucknow to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on August 29

(File photo) pic.twitter.com/L9o5rJQoYM

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2021

15:21 IST

Union Minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane moves Bombay High Court seeking quashing of FIRs against him over his remarks against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

15:00 IST

Had a detailed and useful exchange of views with my friend President Putin on recent developments in Afghanistan. We also discussed issues on the bilateral agenda, including India-Russia cooperation against COVID-19. We agreed to continue close consultations on important issues: PM Narendra Modi tweeted.

14:59 IST

A special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Afghanistan is underway in Geneva

"The human rights system cannot and should not 'wait and see'. We need attention and action": Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to UN Human Rights Council

14:59 IST

The 1st meeting, 31st Special Session of UN Human Rights Council underway to consider the "promotion & protection of human rights in Afghanistan."

14:05 IST

The quake, reported at 12.35 pm, was at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal and was about 296 km south-south east of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh and 320 km east north east of Chennai, it said.

13:56 IST

A 5.1 magnitude undersea earthquake over 300 km from here in the Bay of Bengal was reported on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology said.

12:02 IST

Maharashtra: A clash breaks out amid Shiv Sena workers, BJP workers and Police in Mumbai as Shiv Sena workers marched towards Union Minister Narayan Rane's residence.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: A clash breaks out amid Shiv Sena workers, BJP workers and Police in Mumbai as Shiv Sena workers marched towards Union Minister Narayan Rane's residence.

Union Minister Narayan Rane had given a statement against CM Uddhav Thackeray yesterday. pic.twitter.com/TezjDGGqAb

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2021

12:01 IST

Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut writes to PM Narendra Modi, requesting him to remove minister Narayan Rane from Union Cabinet over a comment against Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

12:00 IST

Maharashtra: A group of Shiv Sena workers pelt stones at BJP party office in Nashik & raise slogans against Union Minister Narayan Rane.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: A group of Shiv Sena workers pelt stones at BJP party office in Nashik & raise slogans against Union Minister Narayan Rane.

The Union Minister and BJP leader had given a statement against CM Uddhav Thackeray yesterday. pic.twitter.com/Y3A3cWZbTa

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2021

12:00 IST

This is a serious matter. A team has been dispatched from here for coercive action against the Union Minister. He will be presented before the court at whatever location he's at. We will abide by the decision of the court: Deepak Pandey, Nashik Police Commissioner.

11:59 IST

Shiv Sena Nashik Chief filed a complaint last night that Union Min Narayan Rane's statement (against Maharashtra CM) has hurt them, it can create law & order situation. Keeping this in mind, FIR registered at Nashik Cyber Police Station: Deepak Pandey, Nashik Police Commissioner.

11:58 IST

A team of Pune city Police has left for Chiplun in Ratnagiri as part of the investigation in FIR registered in Pune against Union Minister Narayan Rane, confirms Pune CP. FIR has been registered against the Union Minister following his statement against CM Uddhav Thackeray.

11:58 IST

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Union Minister Narayan Rane at Chaturshringi Police Station of Pune city, following a complaint by Yuva Sena, for using objectionable language against CM Uddhav Thackeray. FIR registered u/s 153 and 505 of IPC.

11:57 IST

I've no info that an FIR has been registered against me. I am not a common man. I have not committed any crime. Is it not a crime if someone doesn't know about 15th August? I had said that I would have slapped - these were the words & it's not a crime: Union Minister Narayan Rane.

11:57 IST

I request PM & HM to amend CAA and extend the cut-off date from 2014 to 2021 so that people coming from Afghanistan get benefitted & lead a safe life here and their children are able to study here: Manjinder S Sirsa, President, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee & SAD leader.

11:35 IST

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri brings three swaroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib out of the Delhi airport.

#WATCH | Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri brings three swaroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib out of the Delhi airport.

The three Guru Granth Sahib have been brought on a flight from Kabul, Afghanistan.

(Video Source: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri) pic.twitter.com/HrFVlRdael

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2021

09:57 IST

India reports 25,467 new COVID-19 cases, 39,486 recoveries and 354 deaths in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry.

Total cases: 3,24,74,773

Total recoveries: 3,17,20,112

Active cases: 3,19,551

Death toll: 4,35,110

Total vaccinated: 58,89,97,805 (63,85,298 in last 24 hrs)

09:23 IST

An encounter is underway between naxals and security forces in forest areas of Gompad, Sukma district. A search operation is underway: SP Sukma Sunil Sharma.

09:03 IST

I'm worried for women who'll be stuck inside houses & they're not going to be given their basic rights like going out on road,they've to have a male with them & they can't go to school. If Afghanistan is left in hands of Taliban, there's no future for Afghan women: Aryana Sayeed.

09:03 IST

I feel great that I’m out of country right now but my heart goes out to millions of people left behind in Afghanistan, especially women. What they went through 20 yrs ago was unbelievable &now we're back to the same point where we were: Afghanistan's pop star Aryana Sayeed to ANI.

09:02 IST

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Union Minister Narayan Rane at Chaturshringi Police Station of Pune city, following a complaint by Yuva Sena, for using objectionable language against CM Uddhav Thackeray. FIR registered u/s 153 and 505 of IPC.

09:02 IST

Helping in the safe return from Afghanistan. AI 1956 enroute to Delhi from Dushanbe carrying 78 passengers, including 25 Indian nationals. Evacuees were flown in from Kabul on an Indian Air Force aircraft: MEA Spox Arindam Bagchi.

09:01 IST

Kathmandu: People celebrate the Gai Jatra (Cow) festival to give salvation to the souls of their departed loved ones in Taleju Bhawani Temple, Nepal.

Kathmandu: People celebrate the Gai Jatra (Cow) festival to give salvation to the souls of their departed loved ones in Taleju Bhawani Temple, Nepal. pic.twitter.com/oRzESbLa6c

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2021

09:00 IST

Uttarakhand: A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued over 200 people after they got trapped in the Tamas area near Raini village in Chamoli district due to a landslide yesterday.

09:00 IST

"Since August 14, the US has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 48,000 people. Since the end of July, we have relocated approximately 53,000 people," the White House tweeted.

08:57 IST

A total of approximately 10,900 people were evacuated from Kabul, #Afghanistan today. 15 US military flights carried approximately 6,660 evacuees, and 34 coalition flights carried 4,300 people: White House